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North America » United States » Utah » Alta January 11th 2013

Alta, you have probably never heard of this place... Everybody goes to Park City...there they have a St Regis...there is the Sundance Festival...and as the local radio put it, even Bieber is skiing in Park City (Who cares!). We were going to Park City too...till my friend Chip told me...wait a minute, you've got to ski in Alta...and this was later on confirmed by another friend from the States, Ed....both divers...let's follow the advise of my senior friends who know more about the US slopes...than I know for sure! Alta is just around 40km outside Salt Lake City. So to make it easier, and way cheaper we stay in Salt Lake and drove everyday. The original plan was four days of skiing...but from the first day the weather forecast was pretty clear....on Thursday, the winter storm ... read more
Leslie
Tiffany and Leslie
Tiffany

North America » United States » Utah » Alta February 11th 2008

We went looking for some Solitude. The whole ski week has been great with no lift lines and a few sunny days. We decided to visit Solitude, which is located in Cottonwood Canyons, since I figured the resorts near Park City would be busy on a Saturday. Solitude is a smaller resort compared to the 3 resorts at Park City. It has a nice mix of terrain for all ski levels. I went on a few blacks with powder and did fall a few times. The falls weren’t bad, since the powder cushioned your fall and weren’t sliding down the trail. Overall, a great trip and looking forward to next year. ... read more

North America » United States » Utah » Alta June 3rd 2007

Last days at Bagleys - special meal at a special restaurant. ... read more
Todd and Michelle Bagley & family
A very exclusive restaurant
The name

North America » United States » Utah » Alta March 11th 2005

The weather is a fickle beast, I’ve seen nothing but sun for weeks now, and to be honest the big yellow thing in the sky has never caused such frustration for me. Don’t mean to start things off on a negative note, but it’s the truth. Here’s the latest from my travels. So last I wrote I had been in Bozeman for about a week, and had done that great trip to Cooke City, so I guess I’ll begin there. The next week didn’t hold too much adventure, just many a ski day up at Bridger, and some prepping for the group that came up to Montana for the ski trip this year. Oh, I also joined a ceramics class. Bozeman struck me as a fairly artsy place for a town up in the middle of ... read more
Arches2
They don't make trails like this in CA
more desert

North America » United States » Utah » Alta December 31st 2004

Awoke to bombs again. No interlodge so I had breakfast, grabbed my gear and skied to the lift. I got third chair up and after another race across the traverse I had first tracked in a chute called Stone Crusher. It was wind buffed, but still knee deep and smooth. Unfortunetly, my heel, which had hurt the dat before due to new boots, was really hurting so I had to stop after 3 nice pow runs. I was releated to watching the new storm system cover Mt. Superior while sitting in the hot tub. I am now sitting in the lodge and its dumping out. It hasn't stopped snowing for 3 days!! This next storm is rumored to drop another 1-3ft with another, even bigger storm right behind it which will probably bring another couple feet. ... read more
New Years Night
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North America » United States » Utah » Alta December 30th 2004

I couldn't sleep all night. I kept waking up thinking it was 7am (my normal wake up time). I started hearing bombs going off around 7 so I knew it was time. A note on bombs. Ski patrol uses old 105mm recoiless rifles to fire shells into the mountain that then detonate to try to release slides. Avalanche control work is not only done for the safety of the skiers, but for safety of the buildings and roads. Earlier that morning guests on the northern wing facing the road were told to evacuate their rooms because avalanche control work would begin soon. They are evacuated because with a lot of snow, avalanches can slide all the way down the mountain, across the road, and into the Peruvian lodge. Employees who live in another building were told ... read more

North America » United States » Utah » Alta December 29th 2004

Waking up to Bombs can only mean one thing. Powder! and lots of it. We lined up early at the Collins lift and spotted pro skiers Sage and Matt Collins. The lift attendant called "First Row" and the rush was on. I got one of the first couple chairs up and once at the top, raced across the high traverse. Before I go further let me explain what the High traverse (other names include the High T, and High boy) is. The High T is basically a highway for skiers. Skiers traverse across an entire bowl and the traverse acceses some of the best terrain on the mountain. Because of that fact, on a powder day it becomes a high speed race course in which the likely hood of getting run down by a local very ... read more

North America » United States » Utah » Alta December 28th 2004

We left from Boston Dec 26th. Alta is located in Little Cottonwood Canyon just outside Salt Lake City, Utah. We are staying at the Peruvian which is right at the base of Alta and has beautiful views of Mount Superior. On the drive up, 10-12ft snow banks were all that remained after a huge controlled avalanche let go from Mt. Superior. Just finished my second day of skiing and things are looking good. A 2 week drought has kept new snow fall to a minimum. The weather shows a good bit of snow coming. The locals haven't skied powder in 2 weeks, so there is definetly a buzz in the air. ... read more




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